Mathematical models have helped the U.S. optimize COVID-19 vaccine allocation and delivery to boost vaccination rates. But these models have not overcome existing health disparities.
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American Family Funding Initiative awards third round of data science research funding
American Family Insurance has partnered with the University of Wisconsin–Madison through the Institute to offer mini-grants of $75,000-to-$150,000 for data science research at UW–Madison.
Researcher Toolkit helps UW-Madison researchers navigate resources
The Researcher Toolkit is designed to help UW-Madison faculty, staff, and student researchers navigate the local research resources available to assist with each phase of their research project
Polar vortex, winter heat may change bird populations
Recent advances in environmental data science have enabled ecologists to work at scales that reflect the vast regions and species affected by climate change.
The AFI Data Science Institute is hiring a research administrator
The American Family Insurance Data Science Institute is looking for a focused, innovative, and professional individual eager to help us expand our research porfolio.
Seats still available in Social Sciences Data Carpentry workshop
You’ll learn best practices for using spreadsheets, cleaning data with OpenRefine, querying data with SQL, and using R for manipulating, analyzing, and visualizing data, using a data set that would be used in social science research.
New Data Science degree emerges as the fastest growing major at UW-Madison
The decision to create the Data Science major came after a university-wide recognition that this field of study is one of the most rapidly emerging career sectors in the nation.
Off to a busy start, data institute responds to COVID and seeks director
The American Family Insurance Data Science Institute’s first two years have been nothing if not eventful. After finding innovative ways to confront the pandemic with data, the institute’s next big project is recruiting a permanent director. Applications are due April 15.
We’re hiring a data science facilitator
The American Family Insurance Data Science Institute seeks an individual to advance the research activities of faculty members, students, and staff in a broad range of scholarly disciplines that would benefit from data science methods.
American Family Insurance Data Science Institute seeks director candidates
The University of Wisconsin-Madison is accepting applications for the director position at the American Family Insurance Data Science Institute (DSI).